How 'buy now, pay later' options quietly add interest fees
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Laura Seguin loves the option to split big purchases into multiple payments using so-called "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) financing.
She told Straight Arrow she recently bought football tickets for nearly $700.
"I can pay $171 every two weeks," said Seguin, 46, of Los Angeles.
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